Lyon Festival of Lights - France

Lyon Festival of Lights - France

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. THE FETE DES LUMIERES IN 2010, "HOMMAGE A BARTHOLDI, PLACE A LA FONTAINE"" BY PATRICE WARRENER ON THE BARTHOLDI FOUNTAIN" Photo by Jean-François Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lyon Festival of Lights - France

Lyon Festival of Lights - France

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. THE FETE DES LUMIERES IN 2010, "HOMMAGE A BARTHOLDI, PLACE A LA FONTAINE"" BY PATRICE WARRENER ON THE BARTHOLDI FOUNTAIN" Photo by Jean-François Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lyon Festival of Lights - France

Lyon Festival of Lights - France

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. THE FETE DES LUMIERES IN 2010, "HOMMAGE A BARTHOLDI, PLACE A LA FONTAINE"" BY PATRICE WARRENER ON THE BARTHOLDI FOUNTAIN" Photo by Jean-François Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, in Paris, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, in Paris, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, in Paris, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, in Paris, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, in Paris, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, in Paris, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, in Paris, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty - Paris

Statue of Liberty by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, in Paris, France on November 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Lyon

Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69) LYON. THE BARTHOLDI FOUNTAIN AT THE PLACE DES TERREAUX Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. AUVERGNE. PUY DE DOME (63) EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF VERCINGETORIX WORK OF AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI LOCATED PLACE DE JAUDE ? Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. AUVERGNE. PUY DE DOME (63) EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF VERCINGETORIX WORK OF AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI LOCATED PLACE DE JAUDE ? Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. PUY-DE-DOME (63). CLERMOND-FERRAND. THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF VERCINGETORIX, INSTALLED IN 1903 ON THE PLACE DE JAUDE, WAS SCULPTED BY THE FRENCH ARTIST AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI, AUTHOR OF THE LIBERTY'S STATUE OF NYC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. PUY-DE-DOME (63). CLERMOND-FERRAND. THE EURPEAN FLAG ON THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF VERCINGETORIX, INSTALLED IN 1903 ON THE PLACE DE JAUDE, WAS SCULPTED BY THE FRENCH ARTIST AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI, AUTHOR OF THE LIBERTY'S STATUE OF NYC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - New York City - NYC

Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, LIBERTY ISLAND. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHTING UP THE WORLD, WITH A CLOSE-UP OF HER FAMOUS TORCH. BUILT BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (WITH THE HELP OF GUSTAVE EIFFEL FOR ITS METAL FRAME), AND INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 28, 1886, IT WAS OFFERED BY FRANCE, DURING THE CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AFFIRM THE HISTORIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES (ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST SINCE 1984). THE STATUE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AND REMAINS A SYMBOL OF THE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - New York City - NYC

Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, LIBERTY ISLAND. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHTING UP THE WORLD, WITH A CLOSE-UP OF HER FAMOUS TORCH. BUILT BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (WITH THE HELP OF GUSTAVE EIFFEL FOR ITS METAL FRAME), AND INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 28, 1886, IT WAS OFFERED BY FRANCE, DURING THE CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AFFIRM THE HISTORIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES (ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST SINCE 1984). THE STATUE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AND REMAINS A SYMBOL OF THE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - New York City - NYC

Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK, LIBERTY ISLAND. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHTING UP THE WORLD, WITH A CLOSE-UP OF HER FAMOUS TORCH. BUILT BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (WITH THE HELP OF GUSTAVE EIFFEL FOR ITS METAL FRAME), AND INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 28, 1886, IT WAS OFFERED BY FRANCE, DURING THE CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AFFIRM THE HISTORIC ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES (ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST SINCE 1984). THE STATUE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME AND REMAINS A SYMBOL OF THE ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES. Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15TH ARRONDISSEMENT. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE TOWERS OF THE FRONT DE SEINE DISTRICT, AN 11.5 METRE REPLICA OF BARTHOLDI'S FAMOUS STATUE OF LIBERTY HAS BEEN ERECTED AT THE FAR END OF THE ILE AUX CYGNES. Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 15-16TH ARRONDISSEMENT. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE ALLEE DES CYGNES, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEINE. IT IS A SMALLER REPRODUCTION OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IN NEW YORK, CREATED BY AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. ALSACE. HAUT-RHIN (68) COLMAR. HISTORIC CENTRE. MAISON DES TETES. BUILT IN 1609 FOR THE MERCHANT ANTON BURGER, THIS GERMAN RENAISSANCE BUILDING IS ONE OF THE TOWN'S MOST FAMOUS. IT OWES ITS NAME TO THE GROTESQUE HEADS OR MASKS THAT ADORN ITS RICH FACADE, ABOVE WHICH RISES A THREE-STOREY ORIEL WINDOW. ON THE GABLE END OF THE BUILDING, A STATUE BY BARTHOLDI REPRESENTING A COOPER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

France Sends A Second Statue Of Liberty To The US - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during unveiling ceremony on Ellis Island in New York City, NY, USA on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during installation on Ellis Island in New York, NY on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day.Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during installation on Ellis Island in New York, NY on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day.Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during installation on Ellis Island in New York, NY on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day.Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during installation on Ellis Island in New York, NY on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day.Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Statue of Liberty Little Sister Installation - NYC

Lady Liberty's "Little Sister" during installation on Ellis Island in New York, NY on July 1, 2021. The 9-foot-tall bronze statue crafted from the original 1878 plaster model by Auguste Bartholdi will be displayed over the July 4th holiday weekend before being installed outside the French Ambassador's residence in Washington DC on Bastille Day.Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM